S. 822 · 118th Congress

Modification to Department of Defense Travel Authorities for Abortion-Related Expenses Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 15, 2023 by Joni Ernst (R-IA). 36 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jul 25, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 15, 2023
Cosponsors
36
0 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to terminate the Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Sex and reproductive health
  • Women's health

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Joni ErnstR-IASponsor

Republicans · 36

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  3. Jun 21, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
  4. Jul 25, 2023Committee on Armed Services. Reported by Senator Reed with an amendment. Without written report.
  5. Jul 25, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Reported by Senator Reed with an amendment. Without written report.
  6. Jul 25, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Astria Therapeutics, Inc.4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  2. Feeding America2 reports
  3. SonoSite, a subsidiary of FUJIFILM (formerly SonoSite, Inc.)2 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  4. ACORN GROWTH COMPANIES, LLC1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  5. Military Officers Association of America1 report
    $456.4K reported (all issues)
  6. Skydweller Aero Inc.1 report
    Federal contractor: SKYDWELLER US INC.$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  7. Sustainment Technologies1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SUSTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$9.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  8. TGV Rockets, Inc.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T.G.V. ROCKETS INC.$179.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  9. University of Oklahoma1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$16M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  10. University of Tulsa1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA$750K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.